35 Hurt in Toxic Leak
Thirty-five people suffered minor eye and throat irritation Wednesday after being exposed to highly toxic carbon disulfide after a chemistry class experiment went awry at St. Monica’s High School in Santa Monica. Officials said the victims were taken to area hospitals, where they were treated and released. A fire captain said the carbon disulfide’s container caught on fire during a demonstration of how the chemical burns.
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